a space for holy commotion and examination

To my friends who are relieved today

I love how she sums up my own thoughts with such grace and understanding. I don’t think enough people realize that when the physical, emotional, and social safety of the marginalized is threatened, the Gospel mandate is to draw near them.

I love you guys. I know you were afraid. You were afraid that the America you knew was falling apart. Maybe you were really worried about our national debt. Maybe you were worried about the lives of unborn babies. Maybe you were worried that your church would lose its tax-exempt status because it understands marriage as being between one man and one woman. You care about your kids, and you were worried about what liberal Supreme Court justices would do. Maybe you were worried about terrorism. You were scared for your families and your children and the potential influx of Muslim refugees. You were worried about getting and keeping a job, and providing for your family because of immigration. Or maybe you were just worried about having Hillary for president because of those emails.